Besiktas(h) match thread

[Moo]

He said the manager would have put the penalty taker's name 'on the board' meaning they knew who'd be taking any pen on the night. He said it wasnt nice to see the little argument on the pitch and that words would be said in the dressingroom.

 

Really dont know why people are having a go at him to be honest.

You missed out the pathetic "rules are rules", and the disrespectful (to the club) "Mario was mischievous...Mario was disrespectful."

[Curly]

Nope they just showed a video of Henderson telling Mario to take it and Daniel crying over it.  He shook his head due to Daniel acting the cunt.

 

Has ever a situation been misread more than that? Nice on calling one of your own a cunt too by the way. Wrongly I might add.

[Bob]

Balotelli to come off the bench and score the winner.

Decent shout, that.

[Major Tom]

You missed out the pathetic "rules are rules", and the disrespectful "Mario was mischievous...Mario was disrespectful."

Did he say that? He shouldn't have. But maybe this isn't on Rodgers, then.

 

That'll disappoint some.

[ratcatcher]

You missed out the pathetic "rules are rules", and the disrespectful (to the club) "Mario was mischievous...Mario was disrespectful."

 

Oh yeah, makes a massive difference doesnt it?

[Naz17]

Feel sorry for Henderson there. Mario definitely the best penalty taker but you have to abide by the rules set out by the team and manager in my opinion. Comes across as Mario disrespecting Jordan who swallowed his pride in front of everyone watching. Also respect to Sturridge for sticking up for Henderson.

[Jose Jones]

Has he ever actually taken one in a professional football match?

 

I can't remember him taking one for us, but have vague stirrings that he might have taken one in a penalty shoot out? 

[Red Phoenix]

Now the issue is an idiot who thinks he's bigger than the club and can do what he wants.

 

Maybe he just knows he's the best penalty taker. He might've gone "against orders", but maybe he feels that it's stupid that he's not the first choice when on the pitch, and he just made a good point in his argument if so by getting the goal.

[Moo]

Did he say that? He shouldn't have. But maybe this isn't on Rodgers, then.

 

That'll disappoint some.

Actually I didn't watch the post match stuff but they're quotes on the BBC text coverage of the game and it's aftermath.

[Moo]

Oh yeah, makes a massive difference doesnt it?

Yes it does. He could have played it down for the sake of the club (which he probably would have done if he'd stopped at the quotes you posted) but instead continued and stoked the fires with personal digs at Balotelli.

[Boss]

Mario is Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon in a Liverpool shirt. Sometimes he goes in and takes out 40 bad guys in a warehouse drug bust, leaving only one survivor to give him the name of the cartel boss. Sometimes he's trying to strangle you to death on a fishing boat before bursting into tears because he hasn't got a wife and he wants a family.

 

It's the price you pay for his maverick ways.

[sir roger]

Mario & Stevie are probably in the top 5 penalty takers in the world, so whoever decided that Henderson was the best person to take one with either on the pitch is crazy.

 

Looked like Jordan realised this himself & grudgingly passed the ball over but then had Sturridge telling him to stick up for himself.

 

Not great , but not as bad as the strop Danny pulled after the derby game last season & that was forgotten quickly enough.

 

Was interested in Can roaring at Sturridge & insisting he celebrated the goal properly. Nobody like a German to point out the team comes first.

[ratcatcher]

Yes it does. He could have played it down for the sake of the club (which he probably would have done if he'd stopped at the quotes you posted) but instead continued and stoked the fires with personal digs at Balotelli.

 

I seem to remember Suarez taking a pen off someone and skying it over the bar one game. Did you fucking whinge then or did you just rely on quotes on the BBC site?

[J-V]

Has ever a situation been misread more than that? Nice on calling one of your own a cunt too by the way. Wrongly I might add.

 

Exactly what it looked like on TV before they showed a longer clip of it.  Daniel did act the cunt over it.  He should have kept well out of it.

[bossy]

Fucking hell, people here making more if it than even the press will.

[Elite]

Fuck it. I am sure it will be sorted and won't happen again. The win is the most important thing.

[ratcatcher]

Fuck it. I am sure it will be sorted and won't happen again. The win is the most important thing.

 

Exactly.

[Moo]

Feel sorry for Henderson there. Mario definitely the best penalty taker but you have to abide by the rules set out by the team and manager in my opinion. Comes across as Mario disrespecting Jordan who swallowed his pride in front of everyone watching. Also respect to Sturridge for sticking up for Henderson.

These things happen on a football pitch all the time, it wasn't great but I'm sure it would have blown over, and I'm also sure Gerrard, if coming on as a sub, would have taken the ball off Henderson.

I'm not sure any of the players involved will be happy with Gerrard throwing his oar in on national television though.

[JustTosh]

If you're captain you're captain and you better act like you're the captain. Hendo didn't. He didn't need to have Stevie G pointing it out to him in public though. BR's reaction to the press was class.

 

As for Balotelli? He's a baby, a strange baby. But a baby with a big pair of balls.

 

For me this was the first time I've seen Mario try to play his football the Liverpool way. Take notice Sturridge, because tonight you were the "Balotelli" out there.

[mgw100]

 

 

 

Was interested in Can roaring at Sturridge & insisting he celebrated the goal properly. Nobody like a German to point out the team comes first.

That was great.

[Moo]

I seem to remember Suarez taking a pen off someone and skying it over the bar one game. Did you fucking whinge then or did you just rely on quotes on the BBC site?

What the fuck are you on about? My problem was not what went on on the pitch but up in the ITV studio.

[mouse1989]

I seem to remember Suarez taking a pen off someone and skying it over the bar one game. Did you fucking whinge then or did you just rely on quotes on the BBC site?

It was against Sunderland, when Gerrard was on the pitch. We drew the game 1-1 as well

 

Yet, nothing was said about it in the media at all

[JustTosh]

Fuck it. I am sure it will be sorted and won't happen again. The win is the most important thing.

Agree. Hendo will learn from this. He'll be firmer the next time. Next time he'll order Mario to take it!

[ratcatcher]

Mario & Stevie are probably in the top 5 penalty takers in the world, so whoever decided that Henderson was the best person to take one with either on the pitch is crazy.

 

Looked like Jordan realised this himself & grudgingly passed the ball over but then had Sturridge telling him to stick up for himself.

 

Not great , but not as bad as the strop Danny pulled after the derby game last season & that was forgotten quickly enough.

 

Was interested in Can roaring at Sturridge & insisting he celebrated the goal properly. Nobody like a German to point out the team comes first.

 

Yeah, spotted that from Can but it looked like he was shouting 'George!' unless my lipreading is shit.

[thompsonsnose]

Exactly.

Gerrard made more of it than anyone.

Didnt need to go there.

Nobody wins from that.